Germany: World leaders pay tribute to victims of Magdeburg Christmas market
World leaders share heartfelt messages online to pay tribute to the victims of the tragic Magdeburg Christmas market attack. Source link
German police search for motive in deadly Christmas market attack
German officials hunted for clues on Saturday after a 50-year-old Saudi national with a history of anti-Islamic comments drove his car into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least two people, including a small child, and insulting at at least 60 others. Source link
Car attack on German Christmas market: Four dead, dozens injured
A car barreled through a Christmas market crowd in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday December 20. The suspect of the incident is thought to be a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who moved to Germany in 2006. Our correspondent Nick Holdsworth tells us more. Source link
US holds first official talks with Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham representatives
A delegation of US diplomats on December 20 met with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, marking the first in-person official meeting between the US and Syria’s new de facto rulers amid uncertainties over the county’s political future following Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Source link
What we know about the suspect in the Magdeburg attack – DW – 12/21/2024
Germany is in shock after a deadly car-ramming attack in Magdeburg, with questions being raised about the suspect and motive. A man drove his vehicle into revelers at a Christmas market in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Friday evening, killing four people and seriously injuring dozens of others, police said. Local media reported how … Read more
Driver kills at least two after ramming into crowd at German Christmas market
A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on December 21, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack. Source link
German leader to visit site of deadly Christmas market attack
Scores of people were injured and at least two people, including a small child, were killed on Friday after a car plowed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, in what local officials described as a terror attack . German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other politicians … Read more
French court hands down heavy sentences in teacher beheading trial
France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. FRANCE 24’s Claire Paccalin was at the courtroom in the French capital. Source link
Germans are mourning Christmas market attack with no answers as to why it happened
Magdeburg, Germany – Germans mourned a violent attack and loss of security on Saturday after a Saudi doctor deliberately drove a black BMW into a Christmas market packed with holiday shoppers, killing at least one person, including a small child. At least two people died and at least 60 others were injured. Authorities arrested a … Read more
Chancellor Scholz to visit Magdeburg attack site – DW – 12/21/2024
Skip to next section Berlin increases police presence at Christmas markets 12/21/202421 December 2024 Berlin increases police presence at Christmas markets The Berlin state government has ordered tighter security at Christmas markets in the German capital after a deadly attack on a festive gathering in Magdeburg. Announcing the move, Berlin Interior Minister Iris Spang said … Read more